Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Mollusca > Class: Bivalvia > Order: Pterioida > Family: Pinnidae > Genus: Pinna > Species: Pinna nobilis > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Pinna nobilis var. gangisa De Gregorio, 1885	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis De Gregorio, 1885	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. intermilla De Gregorio, 1885	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. latella De Gregorio, 1885	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. magus De Gregorio, 1885	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. polii B.D.D., 1890	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama B.D.D., 1890	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. dilatata Pallary, 1906	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.

Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement
Most preferred habitats	coastal marine inlets and transitional waters
Natura 2000 species code	1028

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.		http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Pinna squamosa	Gmelin, 1791
Pinna muricata	(Poli, 1791)
Pinna incurvata	Von Born, 1780
Pinna gigas	Chemnitz, 1785
Pinna obeliscus	Chemnitz, 1785
Pinna angustana	Lamarck, 1819
Pinna cornuformis	Brusina, 1870
Pinna ensiformis	Monterosato, 1884
Pinna nigella	de Gregorio, 1885
Pinna rotundata	sensu auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Pinna vitrea	Gmelin, 1791
Pinna squammosa	Réquien, 1848
Pinna nobilis var. gangisa	De Gregorio, 1885
Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis	De Gregorio, 1885
Pinna nobilis var. intermilla	De Gregorio, 1885
Pinna nobilis var. latella	De Gregorio, 1885
Pinna nobilis var. magus	De Gregorio, 1885
Pinna nobilis var. polii	B.D.D., 1890
Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama	B.D.D., 1890
Pinna nobilis var. dilatata	Pallary, 1906
Pinna nobilis var. nana	Pallary, 1919

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

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Released	Coverage	Envelope	File
2013-10-10	United Kingdom	Habitats Directive Article 17 2013 2nd submission UK	GB_species_reports-13925-15297.xml
2013-09-18	France	Rapport France 2013	FR_species_reports.xml
2008-02-28	France	rapport France	Pinna nobilis
2008-02-22	Greece	Hellas	Species questionnaire for Pinna nobilis

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